How fast is the auto focus? I have a canon and it is taking too long to focus and take the shots of my baby. I'm missing too many good picture because of this, and I can't update the shutter speed since it is point and shoot. How fast is the auto focus? I have a canon and it is taking too long to focus and take the shots of my baby. I'm missing too many good picture because of this, and I can't update the... » Read More How fast is the auto focus? I have a canon and it is taking too long to focus and take the shots of my baby. I'm missing too many good picture because of this, and I can't update the shutter speed since it is point and shoot. « Show Less
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I believe the techs say the auto focus is 7 frames per second. I'm not a pro, very amateur. I do set up the focus ahead of time by aiming at the subject and holding the button halfway down for like half a second to give the camera a chance to focus and then I push all the way down to get the shot. Also, if you turn off the welcome screen, the start up time is much faster. I would go to a local store and try out the camera in person and see how you like it before you buy. There are Nikon cameras that are faster, but more expensive and for pros.Usually when I get a bad shot, it is because I had the wrong setting or something, not the camera. I believe the techs say the auto focus is 7 frames per second. I'm not a pro, very amateur. I do set up the focus ahead of time by aiming at the subject and holding the button halfway down for like half a second to give the camera a chance to focus and then I push all the way down to get the shot. Also, if you turn off the welcome screen, the start up time is much faster. I would go to a local store and try out the camera in person and see how you like it before you buy. There are Nikon cameras that are faster, but more expensive and for pros.Usually when I get a bad shot, it is... » Read More I believe the techs say the auto focus is 7 frames per second. I'm not a pro, very amateur. I do set up the focus ahead of time by aiming at the subject and holding the button halfway down for like half a second to give the camera a chance to focus and then I push all the way down to get the shot. Also, if you turn off the welcome screen, the start up time is much faster. I would go to a local store and try out the camera in person and see how you like it before you buy. There are Nikon cameras that are faster, but more expensive and for pros.Usually when I get a bad shot, it is because I had the wrong setting or something, not the camera. « Show Less
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Seems pretty fast to me, maybe a little slower as the scene gets darker, but it takes great pictures in very low light with autofocus.Has infrared light to focus with. Hardly ever use flash in a room with ordinary lighting.
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I'll admit that I've never try to capture a fast moving toddler, but I've found the camera to be very responsive. I've done many candid photographs of adults with good success. Hope this helps.
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Sorry I just saw the incoming email. Let me understand first. Are you saying that there is no way to do an "autof" on your camera with the lens? Try half way press the shutter see if the focus can be achieved.
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I have not been happy with the auto focus. I have used this lens with both a cannon T3 and a cannon 70D. The problem is it will no come into focus. I have contacted sigma asking if there is anything that can be done about this. I have not yet gotten a reply.
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The shutter release is very quick after the camera has focused. Not quite as fast as a D-SLR, but not a noticeable lag. The problem is that the focus lock can take some time (a sec or 2), especially for moving objects. There may be a technique to improve the time like pre-focusing, but for fast moving subjects, I just use a D-SLR.
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I received my SX10 IS two days ago. In very bright light the camera is speedy at focusing and writing images. Indoors is a different story. Even with the ISO set to 800 (which does produce some usable images, a step forward for Canon), focusing is very, very slow--if the camera achieves focus at all. It does have a continuous shooting mode. I've been a dedicated Canon user for 30 years. This is my fifth PowerShot, and it is the first one I've owned that has been a challenge to get good pictures in manual mode, which I use almost exclusively. Before I send the SX 10 back I intend to give it every opportunity under a variety of conditions to show me its chops, but my gut tells me it will get returned after its workout. When zooming the lens defaults to its largest aperture, 5.7 just after you pass the 35mm equivalent of a 100mm, and image stabilization just doesn't quite meet the challenge. Additionally, all of my pictures have had a lackluster blue cast which I can correct in Photoshop, but I'd like to be able to enjoy at least a FEW pictures right out of the camera without a lot of post editing! Hope this helps.
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The shutter speed is fast ... action shot it can take very quick but it also depends on jow fast the movement is because if its extremely fast yoi pic will come out all out of focus and blurry.
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I have a canon and it was one of the best lenses I ever used for the price. I bought a canon 18-200 and gave mine to my son and have thought about getting another. I think as long as you get the one for your camera you can't go wrong.
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I have another compact Sony with the EXMOR (Sony TX1) and it is faster than other compact cameras I've used. However, it is not fast compared to a digital SLR. A dSLR (like my Nikon D3000, or comparable Sony or Canon, etc.) can auto-focus much faster, shoot more responsively, be zoomed manually instead of waiting for a motor, etc. and lets you precisely capture moving subjects in a way that little compact cameras can't, even the newest ones. The claim of 10 frames per second doesn't mean that the camera autofocuses instantly, doesn't mean there isn't shutter-lag to start, and doesn't take into account time to write to the card after all 10 frames are shot. Another idea to mention though: if you don't need really high-resolution images, and 1920x1080 resolution frames taken from a HD movie are good enough, then another option to consider is using a camera like this to shoot your moving subjects in HDTV, then scrubbing through and exporting some of the frames you like as stills. If you just want snapshots or images for Facebook, then grabbing stills from the HD video can be a good solution.
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that's a great question and a technical one as well. I can only speak from experience.Set on manual focus and focus on furthest point then on actual subject.I found that the Fuji did a much better job on auto focus than the canon.
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The auto focus on this camera is very fast. Put the camera in Spot Focus and put the item you want in focus in the center of the screen under the +.
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This is a,great camera ..the zoom length is perfect..only down side is that it does not focus very fast
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The trigger speed is in seconds. I believe it will tell your owners manual if you can change the speed and to what settings. I think mind takes a picture every few seconds. Hope this helps.
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The shutter speed of this camera (look for ISO number) is very good for a point & click...one of the best. The 16 mp has a much slower shutter speed (lower ISO) and from what I read, takes horrible pictures.SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING! (megapixels, that is)
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Any point and shoot camera will have delay.... how much are you willing to tolerate? There may be statistics about the length of delay with this very camera at some other more technical rating sites, but you can assume there will be some, and that it can be minimized by prefocusing with a halfway shutter depress, and/or using sports mode. That always helped on my older Canon model.
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I thought that taking many photos to get one good picture is unavoidable when taking photos of children. I would like to have a camera with short recycle time(shot-to-shot time) in order to take many photos at the same situation. I thought that typical shot to shot time for this camera is not too bad, but it's very slow to recover when using flash. Is that true? How about if you use a continuous shooting mode? Is it slow even without flash?
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Can someone help me to reduce the delay or shutter lag between when I press the button and when the picture actually takes? I have a one and a two year old and they only smile at me for a second and I can't seem to snap in time. Thanks
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I ended returning this camera but fast auto focus depends to what you would like to shot at.My experience with this type of cameras is that they have a decent autofocus, sometimes even better than expensive bodies such as the Canon 5D MarkII.One thing that is usually true is that auto focus is well balance with the type of pictures you can get with these type of cameras. For action shooting you will need a prime lense with a prime body that will take you to the $3000 minimum.